# Check version
node --version  # must be >= 22

# macOS — install or upgrade via Homebrew
brew install node@22

# Linux — use NodeSource or nvm
curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_22.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
# or with nvm:
nvm install 22 && nvm use 22

brew install sqlite

npm install -g @tobilu/qmd
# or with Bun:
bun install -g @tobilu/qmd

qmd --version
qmd status

# Add a notes directory
qmd collection add ~/notes --name notes

# Add project docs
qmd collection add ~/projects/myproject/docs --name project-docs

# Add meeting transcripts
qmd collection add ~/meetings --name meetings

# List all collections
qmd collection list

qmd context add qmd://notes "Personal notes, ideas, and journal entries"
qmd context add qmd://project-docs "Technical documentation for the main project"
qmd context add qmd://meetings "Meeting transcripts and action items from team syncs"

qmd embed

qmd status   # shows index health, collection stats, model info

qmd search "authentication middleware"
qmd search "handleError async"

qmd vsearch "how does the rate limiter handle burst traffic"
qmd vsearch "ideas for improving onboarding flow"

qmd query "what decisions were made about the database migration"

# BM25 for exact term + vector for concept
qmd query $'lex: rate limiter\nvec: how does throttling work under load'

# With query expansion
qmd query $'expand: database migration plan\nlex: "schema change"'

qmd query $'hyde: The migration plan involves three phases. First, we add the new columns without dropping the old ones. Then we backfill data. Finally we cut over and remove legacy columns.'

qmd search "query" --collection notes
qmd query "query" --collection project-docs

qmd search "query" --json        # JSON output (best for parsing)
qmd search "query" --limit 5     # Limit results
qmd get "#abc123"                # Get by document ID
qmd get "path/to/file.md"       # Get by file path
qmd get "file.md:50" -l 100     # Get specific line range
qmd multi-get "journals/*.md" --json  # Batch retrieve by glob

mcp_servers:
  qmd:
    command: "qmd"
    args: ["mcp"]
    timeout: 30
    connect_timeout: 45

# Start daemon (persists across agent restarts)
qmd mcp --http --daemon

# Runs on http://localhost:8181 by default

mcp_servers:
  qmd:
    url: "http://localhost:8181/mcp"
    timeout: 30

cat > ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.qmd.daemon.plist << 'EOF'
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN"
  "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
  <key>Label</key>
  <string>com.qmd.daemon</string>
  <key>ProgramArguments</key>
  <array>
    <string>qmd</string>
    <string>mcp</string>
    <string>--http</string>
    <string>--daemon</string>
  </array>
  <key>RunAtLoad</key>
  <true/>
  <key>KeepAlive</key>
  <true/>
  <key>StandardOutPath</key>
  <string>/tmp/qmd-daemon.log</string>
  <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
  <string>/tmp/qmd-daemon.log</string>
</dict>
</plist>
EOF

launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.qmd.daemon.plist

mkdir -p ~/.config/systemd/user

cat > ~/.config/systemd/user/qmd-daemon.service << 'EOF'
[Unit]
Description=QMD MCP Daemon
After=network.target

[Service]
ExecStart=qmd mcp --http --daemon
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=10
Environment=PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin

[Install]
WantedBy=default.target
EOF

systemctl --user daemon-reload
systemctl --user enable --now qmd-daemon
systemctl --user status qmd-daemon

{
  "searches": [
    {"type": "lex", "query": "authentication middleware"},
    {"type": "vec", "query": "how user login is verified"}
  ],
  "collections": ["project-docs"],
  "limit": 10
}

terminal(command="qmd query 'what was decided about the API redesign' --json", timeout=30)

terminal(command="qmd collection add ~/Documents/notes --name notes")
terminal(command="qmd context add qmd://notes 'Personal research notes and ideas'")
terminal(command="qmd embed")
terminal(command="qmd status")

export QMD_EMBED_MODEL="your-multilingual-model"